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In preparation of the EC Directive on Flood Risk Management (recently adopted as Directive EC 2007/60 on 23rd October 2007) , two EU - Exchange Circles EXCIFF on flood forecasting and EXCIMAP on flood risk mapping were installed. Both finalised their mandate recently, with the
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In preparation of the EC Directive on Flood Risk Management (recently adopted as Directive EC 2007/60 on 23rd October 2007) , two EU - Exchange Circles EXCIFF on flood forecasting and EXCIMAP on flood risk mapping were installed. Both finalised their mandate recently, with the -EXCIFFpublication „Good practices for delivering flood related information to the general public“available athttp://exciff.jrc.it - EXCIMAPpublication „Good practices for flood mapping in Europe“available shortly athttp://water.europa.eu/content/
Combined UN-ECE Workshop on Flood Mapping and Flood Forcasting • FIRST IDEAS: • two days in first half of 2009 • focused on the needs of the EECCA and SEE countries • based on existing maps and case studies • including experts from the EU - exchange circles
Combined UN-ECE Workshop on Flood Mapping and Flood Forcasting • OPEN QUESTIONS: • ? how to gather most effectively existing material from countries ? • ? are experts on flood mapping the same as experts on flood forcasting ? • ? any other comments ?